Electrically heated gilding tool



y 1949- E. A. EKSTROM 2,468,965

ELECTRICALLY HEATED GILDING TOOL Filed Aug. 27, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l May 3, 1949. EKSTROM 2,468,965

ELECTRICALLY HEATED GILDING TOOL Filed Aug 27, .1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 3, 1949 ELECTRICAIJLYHEATEDGILDING" Ear A: Eks mm-LSaug Mas assignor o lllnr Hill. Engraving; Comp B t n, .Mass, or- Duration .of. Massachusetts.

ApplicationAugustZ'i', 1947'; Serial-No; 770 849 1 laim-1 1 My present inventionjis a; novel. and; improved handroperated,;electrical1y heated gilding-z too! i for use: in applying: d si ns on; the: desir d types or articles, ,andwto employ. gold; silver; or-othen sized colored; transfer material:

An important; object. of my present. invention is to. improve and perfect such manually-operatedgildingtools and. to provide aneflicient and convenientelectrically heated unit. in combinationtherewith which will impart. heat tot-he gliding tool and alsoprotect the hand-holding portion of; the devicefrom damage. or injury to the operator.

Heretofore it: has been customary =to formsuch gilding tools, which included a handle ofconsiderable length to. supply the. necessary leverage-in. moving. an engraved. roller over sized metallicleafsorstrips... to transfer the-same to the article being ornamented. Originally such en? grayed rolls were-heatedbya gas flame; although efiorts to heat. such, a;- roll: by gas attachment have been. made; butall theseprior devices have provento, be unsatisfactory.

My present device, includesa, removable electrical heating. unit and. comprises. a. novel and improved. construction, permitting an, inter.- changeability ofjgilding rollsfor any sizev of roll, all to be applied. to the same handle. together with adjustable and automatic leaf-dispensing devices, in combination with an adjustable edge guide. to locate-more accurately the: positioning of. the gilding. roll on the work, and. in combination with. heat-diffusing. means to. permit. an efiicient application. of. heat. directly. to thegilding. roll butfreeing. the hand-holdin portion of the handle. from. an. objectionable or injurious transfer. of, heat thereto.

Incarrying. outmy inventiomi. provide a hollow handle member. which. would include. a m tallic ferrule or. end. for. the lower hand-hold; whichisin turn, connected. to a handle of considerable length. to, give leverage from the. shoulder. of' the operator to. the handrholding, Portion adjacent. the. gilding. rolL. Both the handle. and ferrule are so formed as to. permitheat-conducting. wires to pass therethrur thus being out of the way of the operator, and said Wires are led to-a removable electrical heating unit housed" or fitted closely adjacent to the gilding roll for eflicient heat-transfer.v

Novel and improved devices are provided to quickly and readily change gilding rolls of varying widths or dimensions, to. adjust and readily adapt an automatic leaf-dispensing element carrying the sized strip in alignment and cooperatlngwith the gilding roll; together with an adjustable edge guide, and all in compact, efficient, and strong construction.

Referring to the drawings. illustrating a preferred embodiment of my present invention:

Fig. 1 is a plan view;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view;

Fig. 3fis-an endview partly in, cross-section on, an; enlarged scale; looking from the left of Figs, 1: and' 2; and

E'ig. 4; is; a fragmentaryview or a detachable plug for wireiand' handle connection.

Asshown. in. the. drawings, a. hollow. metallic ferrule. is provided; to which is fitted a wooden handle 25boredlengthwise-to containthereineleca trio conducting wires 3 which. extend thruthe handle and; ferrule toa removable heating unit fitted'withima hollow extension 5, formed on a hub H] as shown in Figs. 1 andi2: Also formed onthe hub. ID isashank. l2; andtintegral' therewith. is an open-work. spider [5 connecting the shank with the ferrule I; Preferably I= form the ferrule l, spider l5; shank l2, and stem 5 as a single casting and at an appropriate. angle so that the handle and, ferrule will. afford a con venient position asa lever between the shoulder and the operator and the hand holding portion of the device adjacent the gildingroll during-the operation. The metallic parts are all in heatreceiving position to the electric heating unit within'the stem 5, and'thusthe. openwork spider l5 is. important indiffusing heat between the heating unit and associatedparts and the handholding portion o-f'the ferrule I-, thus protecting the hand-holding portion from becoming objectionably hot to the detriment or injury of the operator;

Preferably, also, I form an annular depression I6 at the lower. end of the hand-holding ferrule I- to afford aconvenient grip for the operator. The hub in has a bored opening at right angles to the handle part of the device, thru which a shaft 21- is fitted, said' shaft beingadjustably held in said bore by a set screw 25- threaded thru an appropriate tapped opening 22 in the top of thehub l-Il, seeFig. 3.

On this shaft M is fitted a gliding tool- 30 adapted to roll freely upon said shaft between the adjacent face 29 of the hub l6 and a Washer 3|. Any selective gilding tool desired, of varying widthanddiameter, may be fitted to roll on the shaft 2i for transferring the desired design from the gilding tool thru the sized-or metallic transfer strip 33 onto the work. Relative adjustment of the hub I0 and shaft 21 provide for quick and ready fitting of the gilding roll in position, and said roll being in contact with the area of the face 29 in heat-receiving relation to the electrical heating unit in the extension 5- serves to heat the, gilding roll,

In order to hold the washer 31 in position, any suitablemeans maybe effective but, as herein shown, I' prefer to retain the washer 3| by fitting the same over the shouldered end 35 of a supplemental s-haft-SB; which-shaft has one end recessed and tapped, as shown at 38; to be threaded over a correspondinglythreaded stern- 4-9- out on the adjacent end, portion of the shaft 2!, as. clearly shown in Fig; 3-. This supplemental shaft- 35 has its upper surface slightly flattened, as indicated at ll, and a depending bracket is fitted thereover, carrying at its lower end a freely rotating roll rotatably secured to the depending end of the bracket it by a headed set screw threaded into a correspondingly tapped recess ll in the end portion of the bracket 46-. This rc-ll constitutes an edge guide to steady and align the gliding roll on the edge of the .vorktable 50 or the article being ornamented by transfer from the strip 33 as the heated gilding roll rolled thereover. This roll 45 may be mounted in a suitable ball-bearing. if desired, to facilitate the guiding operation.

The bracket is adjustably secured lengthwise of the supplemental shaft by having the bracket provided with an opening therethru to fit snugly and slidingly over tr shaft 35 and is secured thereto by a set screw rotating in a correspondin y tapped recess t1 2 end of the bracket in, preferably bearing upon the slightly flattened su face 4! in the top of the supplemental shaft ta, shown "1 3. Thus the bracket may be adjuste a. corresponding relative adjustll ing tool 39 secured.

In order to hold and dispense the leaf strip, I arrange for interchangeabili of a spool or roll so that varying widths proportional to the width of the gliding roll 33 may be qu' fitted. For this purpose, I provide a bracket 5!], preferably of round wi arm fitted to be positioned parallel ii, on which are slidingly fitted h each held in adjusted position by to and 64, respectively, which bear against flanges 65 and 66. Or, if desired, the flanges and 66 may be welded to be formed integral with the hubs 6i and 82 wh ch, thus, permit adjustment of these flanges wid G5 to hold loosely between tT? em a roll or spool 'lfi on which any width of sizing 35;: is rolled, and may be readily unrolled therefrom as the gilding tool moved by the operator along the work. The flanges 65 and may be also adjusted to provide suitable friction on the spool so as to insure an even unwinding or wit 'awal of the strip 33.

The opposite end of the arm is adapted to extend thru an opening ii in the shaft N at the right, viewing Fig. 3, or a corresponding opening T2 in. the supplemental shaf In the end of the shaft ll is tapped an opening thru which the shank of a set screw 1 clamp the end of the arm 86 fitted tl'. similarly, a set screw i5 is threaded thru a correspondingly tapped recess in the end of the supplemental Laft so that the arm Sll may be interchangeably held in either the shaft 2! or the supplemental shaft 3'23.

The operation of the device will be readily understood. The gilding wheel 38 may be fitted in position either by unthreading the supplemental shaft and sliding the gilding wheel over the end portion of the shaft 273, and thereupon fitting the washer S! and re-attaching the supplemental shaft 33; or the arm may be removed and the set screw released, and the hub 53 slid off the shaft 25, and thereupon the gi ding roll of desired diameter, style, width, or e grayed surface is fitted thereon against the washer 3i, whereupon the hub it? is slid in position and the set screw 25 tightened. The arm 68 is then fitted and with the flange 66 removed from the end of the arm 68, the spool l0 carrying the sized strip material is applied and the flange 65 and hub 62 easily ni ht-angled hwise oi the parallel arm again assembled and the two flanges 56 and 66 positioned in alignment with the roll and the set screws 63 and 54 tightened to hold the flanges in desired frictional engagement with the spool l as well as holding said spool in alignment with the gilding roll 30. Thereupon the guiding roll is adjusted by loosening said screw 49 and sliding the bracket 44 to position the gliding tool 30 in, desired. operative relationship with the work. 1

An edge of the strip 33 is led under the gildingroll and the electric current being supplied thru a suitable rheostat, or electric outlet (not shown) to the heating unit and time allowed for heat transfer to the gilding roll being made, the device is ready for operation.

The operator grasps the ferrule I and the top of the handle 2 may be rested against the shoulder of the operator or be held by the other hand to give proper leverage, the groove l6 aifording a convenient means of grasping the ferrule, and protecting the operator from allowing his hand to slip down on the heated part of the device, as well as to afford a grip or hand-hold on the ferrule, the open spider efiect l5 also protecting the low hand of the operator from damage or injury from the heat carried by the hub ID, the gilding roll, and the shank l2, while the roll is drawn lengthwise over the work to be ornamented.

While I have illustrated the handle 2 and cord 3 as permanently connected, it may be desirable to have a disconnectable plug between the cord carrying the electrical wires from the source of power to the wire 3 in the handle. Accordingly, I have illustrated in Fig. i such a. detachable connection, wherein the end of the handle 2 is provided with a suitable socket plug member 52, with a cooperating member 50 provided with prongs to fit in such socket and to which the current-carrying wires 5| are secured. Thus, the handle and tool can be instantly disconnected and re-connected when desired, or a difierent tool attached.

I claim:

An electrically heated hand-gilding tool of the class described, having in combination a hub formed with a hollow extension integral therewith, a removable electrical heating unit adapted to be fitted in said extension, a handle attached to the hub, a heat-diffusing open spider between said hub and handle, a. metal leaf-applying wheel rotatably mounted on a shaft extending thru saidl hub, an arm adjustably secured at one end of said REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Num er Name Date 1,136,497 Swallow Apr. 20, 1915 2,192,717 Sternberg Mar. 5, 1940 2,366,293 Sternberg Jan. 2, 1945 

